Daily Republican., 1887-05-12

public improvemeut than Clayton. 1t
vAs owing 70 bis effoytp that the Dels.
ware railfoAd Was chartered, but II was
NOT until 8 lAtsS day that II wss built.
Clayton was the only man In Dover
who subscribed TO daily paper In 1888
Late In tho fall OF 1885 clayton re-
signed his position NJ Senator, deter.
mined TO return to private life. Thomas
Clayton then Chief Justice, was sp.
pointed to succeed him, and John NJ.
Clayton wAa appointed Chief Justice, a
position which he filed with great
ability until August, 1889, when he re-
signed TO private life 1t BuenA Vista,
his country seat In this county. In
18i5 he was again elected to the United
States Senate. and though opposed to
the Mexican war he assisted In passing
the necessary legislation for Its success
ful con Slusi0n. He was very much dis
pleased with Clay for writing his fa.
mons Texas letter In the campaign Of
1874, and assisted In the nomination
and election Of Taylor In 1e48.
An interesting description Is given
By the Chief Justice OF how Clayton
came TO be appointed President Tay lor's
secretary OF State. A short time-0nly
= day or two before the Inauguration,
Taylor telegrAphed Clayton to meet
him on his journey to Wsshipgton and
In answering 1t In person they met for
the first time. Then began . strong
friendship and unassailable confidence,
one In the other, whioh wAs Without
|tnterrupsion till death put IN end 70
1t by striking the president fatally on
the 9th Of July, 1880, 16 months after
his Inauguration.
The part Clayton took In the Clayton
Bulwer treaty occupied considerable
time in the Chief Justice's lecture.
After this session Clay ton retired t.
Buena Vista, and In the following Sep.
tember TO Dover, where he died on tht
9th OF November "And In the Pres
byterian church, ard near by, with hi,
wife and children about him, he rests
until their dust reanimated, shall rist
again according 10 the religion he WA
taught In his childhood, and In which
throughout his whole life he firmly be
lievod."
THE BANQUET.
After Chief Justice Comegys' oration
100 odd invited guests formed In lin,
and marched two and two to the fourtl
story OF the Masonic Temple-ProfessO
Il
Chief Justice OomsgyB WAS rendered |
com plimenta tary banquet by his friend
and admirers. Covers were laid for II
persons. A long table AROUND which
the invited guests OF honor ssate,
themselves ran across the end Of tn
room, while thres others ran the length
of the room at right angles. The table
were EN- bellished with caudelabra AMI
Il 90 k- I'D nd
A. the table OF honor sat Hon. @. B
Lors in hts happiest vein Of humor. T.
his right sAt the honored guest OF tn
brother, B. B. Oomegys. Hon. Bepja
II ouston, General J. PARK Postle
and Mayor O. b. Rhoads; to his lef
were Judges Paynter and Grub. Gov
ernor Biggs. Senator Gray, w. 9
| Spruance, Esq, and Colonel Benz II
Niclds, Esq.
The dinner cards were very hand
some, consisting OF three sheets Q
heavy embossed paper tied togethe
with de.ioately tinted ribbon. Tn
name Of each guest was printed upo
his card in gold gilt. The followin
was the menu:
Il Little Neck CLANS,
4 Green turtle Soup, . Ia koino,
ISalmon, Lobster sauce, Cucumber Salad
l FIleL do Boeuf mushroom Sauce,
New Peas Potato Balls.
ii Supreme OF Chicken, Rioe Ooquettes,
iDevilod Crabp, Salads, Rom ana lnnomtnat
Sweet Bread, Outlets,
Tomato Salad.
Creim aud Roquefort Uheese and Wafer
II Ice Dream and Strawberries,
ii Meringues and Fancy Uakos,
Il Salted almonds and alAce Fruit,
Coffee and Cigars.
Al Bsiore the courses we're completed
Mr.. Lore suggested that rs the hot
, was growing late dinner might /
, finished while njoy ing flow of reasol
, It being then - 10 O'Clock. The SUI
gestion seemed o good one, and M
. Lore announced the first toast of Il
, evening: